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By Myra Trauntvein The new 200 North water line project for Mona will begin very soon since the winning bid for the project was awarded. Dan Fechner, Civil Department PE at Jones & DeMille Engineering, brought the bids for the 200 North Water Line Project Construction to the Mona City Council for consideration. “We had 10 bids,” said Fechner. “Nine of them qualified. The lowest bid didn’t acknowledge our communications so did not include the updates we asked for.” That bid could be rejected and, even if the bidder were given the opportunity to add the items they had not included, they would likely not be lower than the next lowest bid. The bids did range from $245,000 to $345,000, he said. Newman Construction, Inc. was the bid that came in lowest, at $311,310, next to the one that did not follow all the guidelines. “If you choose Newman, they are ready to go to work this week,” said Fechner. “They have done work for us in the past.” He said that the remaining grant money the city had received for an earlier project would be enough to cover the update of the water line. There would still be some of that grant money left over even after paying for the water line project. Randy Christensen, mayor, said he had wanted a couple of Main Street projects done. One was for a study for a crosswalk and the other was for lights on Main Street like the ones Nephi had installed. Fechner said that the cross walk study would probably not qualify. They could run it by CIB (Community Impact Board) and see if it did but he thought that it would not. The road resurfacing project would be in the future. He said that the city could get working on the water line update right away and then consider other ideas for the remainder of the grant money. “Does the 200 North water line project include the road patchwork?” asked R. Christensen. “It does include the trenching on 100 West to the south and the north and a new hydrant for 200 North,” said Fechner. Kris Kay, council member, asked if new one-inch lines could be stubbed in. Garrett Kearly, city water/gas operator, said that nine of the service lines were old and needed to be updated. That would cut down on the copper in the lines. Fechner said he thought CIB would be happy with that proposal. “The $54,000 contingency should cover the meters and the centers,” he said. “We recommend that you accept the Newman bid.” Kay said that the stubbed in lines should go to the property lines. Fechner said they would go to the existing centers. Amy Stanley, council member, made the motion to accept the bid proposal for the 200 North Water Line Project Construction for up to $311,310. as the low bid entered by Newman Construction, Inc. Jay Christensen, council member, made the second and by roll call vote, all voted in favor.
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